USNI News Search for: Home » Budget Industry » BAE Systems Tests Battle Management System in ACVs, As Company Mulls Future Upgrades and Variants BAE Systems Tests Battle Management System in ACVs, As Company Mulls Future Upgrades and Variants May 18, 2021 3:24 PM U.S. Marines with Company D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), provide security for infantry Marines while conducting an integrated training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.,, April 7, 2021. US Marine Corps The amphibious combat vehicle’s open architecture design is already allowing builder BAE Systems to experiment with adding in new combat capabilities, even as the company continues to ponder potential variants it could offer down the road.